unkind

Example Sentences

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Ellie married Dillahan because “it would have been unkind on her part if she’d said no.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He also shares a desire to cultivate more patience and to become more willing to challenge unkind behavior.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

Viewers responded to his “DWTS” debut by voicing their concern on social media that he might suffer a heart attack live onstage, which is unkind, but he handled it in stride.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Ray, who is joining the Marines to make his disciplinarian but not unkind father proud, convinces Cam to join alongside him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

There’s something unkind about the set of his face.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins